Chapter 697: Chapter 446: First Confrontation

Watching Polaris lost in thought, Dongyang and the others were a bit puzzled.

“What’s wrong?”

After a few seconds of silence, Polaris took a screenshot of the description of the Promotion Task on the panel and posted it in the chat room. Upon seeing the screenshot, all the teammates showed puzzled expressions.

“Promotion Task? There’s such a thing?”

The Dragon King was somewhat perplexed.

Chenxi explained from the side:

“Our guild members have gathered some intel, and it seems that from the Mid Sequence and above, in addition to the hard indicators of Level and knowledge, Transcendents also need a corresponding ceremony… For us players, it should mean we have to complete a task.”

“What a hassle…”

The Dragon King scratched his head in complaint.

“That’s the way it should be! You wouldn’t want the players behind us to easily catch up over time, with the iterations of the versions, would you?”

Doghead Gold commented.

“That’s true…”

The Dragon King shrugged his shoulders.

After discussing for a short while, Dongyang timely interjected:

“Alright, what we need to do now is to help Polaris complete this Promotion Task…”

“Well said.”

Chenxi nodded in agreement.

Looking at the screenshot, Polaris’s Promotion Task was titled “Turn the Tables.” The general description suggested that for a Transcendent of the Destiny Faction at the Mid Sequence, it was a turning point, as well as a pivot in destiny, requiring the Transcendent to achieve a turnaround in an important “battle performance” that would surprise like Magic.

The task condition required that in a one-on-one situation, when Life Points fell below ten percent, the task performer had to defeat or kill the opponent, who must not be lower than their own Level and could not be a player.

“It’s a pity the Mission Target can’t be a player, otherwise we could easily help Brother Bei complete his Promotion by simply dispatching someone…”

The Dragon King lamented.

“There aren’t so many loopholes for you to exploit, you wish…”

Su Keying rolled her eyes at him and continued:

“However, the task doesn’t look too difficult. The two countries are about to go to war, and there will be plenty of opportunities on the battlefield to find Sequence Eight hostile Transcendents. We could use some extraordinary items that deduct Life Points in advance to keep Polaris at ten percent Life Points, and then create a one-on-one environment for him, which would make things much easier.”

“That’s a good idea.”

Dongyang nodded.

Everyone looked at Polaris, seeking his opinion.

“What do you think?”

“It’s doable.”

After thinking for a moment, Polaris looked up, smiled slightly at them, and nodded.

“Thank you.”

“No need to be polite, Brother Bei!”

Su Keying imitated the Dragon King’s tone and even patted his shoulder for good measure.

Polaris shook his head helplessly.

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At the gate of the Blythe Military District.

A group of people slowly emerged, led by a young Gentleman in a black hat and suit, leaning on a Silver Staff.

“Leader, is the time confirmed?”

Golov looked down and asked in a deep voice.

Chen Lun gave a slight nod without looking aside.

“Several meetings in succession these last few days, each lasting seven or eight uninterrupted hours, would’ve exhausted an ordinary person… The Seven Gods Church and the Empire officials really don’t see eye to eye, bickering non-stop, unwilling to exert much effort.”

He shook his head and sighed.

“But a result was finally reached… Tomorrow we officially rally, and the day after tomorrow, we set out early. Our assigned area is to the southwest, targeting Hercules Bridgehead Fortress, which leads straight into the heartland of Yake Principality. With a wide Benavides River between them, if we can take down that Bridgehead Fortress, it would pave a direct road for the Imperial Army to strike at the vital areas of Yake Principality.”

“For such an important military stronghold, Anlong’s side should deploy a large amount of troops, right?”

Councilman Frey of the Golden Cup pondered and said.

“Of course.”

Chen Lun nodded.

At that moment, the group had reached the carriage. He gestured for everyone to continue the discussion inside the vehicle, and so they respectfully allowed Chen Lun to board first, followed by the rest of them in turn.

Once everyone was seated, a Silver Cup councilman went to drive the carriage and Golov joined the discussion.

“Let’s continue the topic we were on.”

Chen Lun asked Barton to pour him a glass of iced milk, sipping it as he spoke.

“Hercules Bridgehead Fortress, despite being heavily guarded, can have its terrain disadvantages turned around by the strength of the Imperial Army, so we need not worry too much about that… It’s the Transcendents stationed inside the Bridgehead Fortress that are our targets.”

He looked at his subordinates, then added:

“That’s also our duty as we march with the army… In addition to guarding against all sorts of their extraordinary methods, we should aim to eliminate all of the enemy Transcendents.”

His subordinates nodded solemnly.

Chen Lun’s gaze fell, and he recalled some vague memories from his past life.

In the western war, there were many different regional battles, including the famous one at Hercules Bridgehead Fortress… The reason was simple; this was one of the few places where the Imperial Army had suffered a setback.

When assigned to this area, Chen Lun was even a bit surprised.

But he quickly took advantage of his foresight, along with his Max Level Multitasking, to plan for the upcoming operations, coming up with quite a few countermeasures.

‘In my past life, the Imperial Army took a big loss here, not only failing to take down the Bridgehead Fortress but also losing tens of thousands of troops… The discussions on the forums were quite intense at the time; it seemed to be because Anlong’s side had planted a considerable amount of explosives under the Fortress and the entire bridge, eventually reducing the Imperial Army and the Bridgehead Fortress to ashes.’